LIFE STYLE AND HEALTH EDUCATION

Relationship between Quality of Life and Life Style Health Promotion Behaviors in the Elderly

Aims: Elderly is an important period of human life, and the elderly population in Iran is increasing. Therefore, the present study was aimed to investigate the relationship between quality and lifestyle health promotion behaviors among the elderly in Hamadan, 2015. Instrument & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 230 retired elderly over 60 years selected by cluster sampling m...

Health Education in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Quality of Life

Background & aim: Incidence rate of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been estimated to be 18.5%. GDM is associated with various challenges in terms of care and public health. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of health education and behavioral interventions on the quality of life in the patients diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods: This randomized...

Health Promoting Life Style and Its Related Factors in Female Adolescents

  Background and Aim: One of the main strategies for keeping health is having healthy life style. Due to important role of adolescent health in community health promotion, this study aimed to determine health promoting life style in female adolescents of high schools and its associated factors in Mashhad, Iran. Methods: This cross- sectional study was conducted on 810 girls ranging in ages from...

Health Education and Health Promotion

Life Style and Sustainable Development

Growth and development are the permanent goals of various societies. But, there is a question: How can we access to development? After World War II, the improvements of social and economic situation were followed as a major goal. Therefore, the developed countries find the way of development and innovation in economical development, equality and social justice. According to this viewpoint, deve...